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Public Desire’s recent campaign shone the spotlight on some of the UK’s brightest female entrepreneurs. Read their stories here. It’s no secret that, at Public Desire, we love to talk about equal opportunities and support for women – and so the government’s recent announcement about the new Code for Investing in Women is exactly the kind of news we like to hear. The...
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Pukket is aiming to create word of mouth on a large scale, by putting a usable, redeemable value on people’s social media impact when they help to spread word of a brand. Content is king. A brand producing meaningful, engaging, interactable content rather than simply advertising at people finds its message reaching further and being taken on more. However, continually producing content is n...
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Hold - the innovative mobile app that helps students focus in school and gives them the opportunity to get rewardsThese days, it’s rare to see anyone under 40 not glued to their phones. Whether we’re retweeting puppy videos, checking emails, or reading the news, a good portion of the day is, for a lot of people, taken up the little rectangle of knowledge. While it is a great benefit to...
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There’s a fair bit of stuff going on at Echobox - so forgive us if we try to summarise. Firstly, Echobox uses AI to intelligently automate content distribution on social media for media companies and publishers - taking over the logistics and legwork of social media management. Basically, it is an AI tool and it takes on the role of your social media assistant. They've even given it a name...
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8 Social Media Mistakes Your Startup Probably Makes (And How to Avoid Them) Social media can be a very important part of any business. It can be effectively used for marketing, and there’s no better place to engage with current and potential customers and to show the public that you are a business worthy of their custom. But there are some fundamental mistakes that even the biggest brands c...
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Anna Lemos is a creative content editor and strategist at Quick Formations aka Quick. Originally a designer, Anna has worked with various startups and SMEs creating graphics, social media campaigns and brand identities to catapult them into the market. Having blogged since University, she took a creative detour into content writing and is now part of the Quick Team.   Quick aims to insp...
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Clever, witty, insightful, thought-provoking, and intelligent content forms the backbone of many businesses nowadays, and key in ensuring that this valuable commodity delivers the maximum positive impact is social media. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn  , and a whole host of other networks have created a potentially colossal global readership for your work; but making sure that your content stan...
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Holly Rodgers of "coming soon" Peppy Creative has a background in advertising, marketing, social media and also the modelling industry. Holly’s experience has enabled her to build contacts in various industries across different sectors. Here she writes some handy thoughts on using social media to develop your SME..."For SME’s, big advertising campaigns and lavish PR events are jus...
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Millions of people are reliant on social media sites for all sorts of things. They use it to connect with friends and family, to share their thoughts with the world at large and even to get news and views. Some savvy businesses have leapt onto the bandwagon and used social media to connect with their customers and everyone else, but how can it be done successfully? Individuals and businesses shou...
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As many of you know, one of the core aims of Startacus is to connect people (aka Self Starters) and their ideas with the people, places and services that can help take said ideas forward. And likewise as this is a core aim of this year’s Social Media Week we’re taking a keen interest in all the happenings at this 6th such event. The biannual event is back on our horizon again running f...
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